TASK ONE

Part A
On a peacekeeping mission you are responsible for contacts with the local authorities. They
have made a request for securing the food and medicine convoy and the distribution place. You
have received a letter from them with some information and questions. Write a reply to them
1) offering support, 2) specifying some details of your task and 3) asking for a quick reply. Use
the notes below and write between 100 and 120 words. Remember not to copy the exact
phrasing of the task instructions and input! Otherwise you will be penalised.
INFORMATION FROM
THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES LETTER
YOUR NOTES:

March 2, 2011 - cargo plane landing

what time exactly?

Convoy - main road from the airport

trucks how many?

Distribution place main square in the town

not good - difficult to secure - further

from centre

Distribution time - 2 days possible?

sorry - one day - other tasks!!!

Notes

PART B
Your soldiers secured the convoy successfully. However, during the food distribution in the
town, there was an unexpected incident with the locals. Write a memo to your CO 1) informing
him what the incident involved and 2) suggesting the way to avoid similar situations in the
future. Write between 60 and 80 words. Remember not to copy the exact phrasing of the
task instructions! Otherwise you will be penalised.

Notes

TASK TWO
An international military agency is doing research on how the armed forces participation in
international military missions is perceived in individual NATO countries. You have been tasked
with writing a report about the situation in Poland. 1) Describe the Polish Armed Forces'
participation in missions. 2) Present the civilian and military attitude to the missions. 3) Write
what changes in the armed forces soldiers perceive as necessary to make the mission
participation more effective. Write between 200 250 words. The information below is
given to help you but does not have to be used. Remember not to copy the exact phrasing of
the task instructions and input! Otherwise you will be penalised.

POLISH TROOPS WITHDRAWN FROM MISSIONS

IN SYRIA, LEBANON AND CHAD

Newspapers headlines

Government Increases
the Number of Troops in Afghanistan

CURRENT MISSIONS OF POLISH ARMED FORCES

COUNTRY

STARTED

NUMBER OF
SOLDIERS

KILLED

Afghanistan

2002

2600

16

Bosnia and
Herzegovina

2004

204

Kosovo

1999

Iraq

Currently 20 officers on the NATO

Training Mission

Should Polish soldiers be sent on

military missions far from Poland?
Public Survey Results

17%
320

No
No opinion

12%

Yes

71%

Missions help us to
become better soldiers
as we have to face real
danger.

Of course, money is
important but it's not the
only reason why I went
to Iraq.

EXTRACTS FROM TV DEBATE

o

Missions are too

absorbing. We mustnt
forget about our other
needs. Lets take the
process of modernization
of our army. Its
definitely too slow.

They sent us here; we risk our

lives every day and we don't
even have suitable uniforms;
not to mention other equipment.

Missions cost a fortune. Can we

really afford them now, during
the crisis? We have so many
other problems. Look at our
Health Service or unemployment
thats where most money
should go!
We should not send our soldiers
on missions. Think of the risk of
terrorist attacks.
We are in NATO. It's our duty to
help. We can't turn our back on
Afghanistan